MCA Institutional Members are craft related institutions, industries, business and organizations such as: craft galleries, craft retailers, craft suppliers, craft services, nonprofit organizations, schools and other businesses and institutions working with craft artists. Institutional members support the MCA’s efforts and programming while receiving valuable and tangible benefits of being linked with the MCA.
Cornerstone Institutions
Cornerstones exchange funding and commitment for alignment with the Maine Crafts Association and our values: Craftsmanship, Entrepreneurship, Tradition & Ingenuity.
We create alignment and build connections by linking Cornerstones to our 600+ members, 12,000+ mailing list and social media connections, 250,000+ in-person engagements and through co-branded marketing.
Patron Institutions
Supporting Institutions
Member Institutions
Berlian Arts
Berlian Arts is a creative agency located in Maine that services the artist community. We specialize in photography, design (web, graphic, CAD) and strategies for creative businesses. Robert Diamante and co-owner Nick Thompson use a combination of right- and left-brained strategies to help you succeed!
Kennebec Clay Works
We are a small community studio offering pottery classes, workshops, and rental spaces in the Augusta/Central Maine area.
Lemont Block Collective
The Lemont Block Collective is a member-run gallery located in the heart of wonderful, walkable Brunswick. We’re open 7 days, offering ceramics, woodcraft & furniture, handmade woven, knit & felted wearables & art, mixed media textiles, wall art in print, oil, and pastel, photography, and stained glass, as well as up-cycled functional and decorative items. You’ll meet at least one of our artists & makers every time you come in! See our website for complete details.
Lights Out Gallery
Lights Out Gallery is a nonprofit arts organization based in Norway, Maine, dedicated to amplifying Maine’s arts community through exhibitions, artist residencies, workshops, and public programs. Our mission is to connect Maine artists and their circles to a broader community. We feature emerging and established artists alongside one another to encourage conversation, collaboration, and camaraderie. Founded by a collective of artists and curators, Lights Out began as a series of pop-up shows and video interviews featuring Maine artists, evolving into a larger initiative that connects creatives across the state.
In 2022, Lights Out acquired the historic Snowshoe Factory in downtown Norway, with a vision to transform the space into a dynamic arts hub. This ongoing restoration project will house galleries, studios, a woodshop, dance studio, and community gathering spaces, all designed to provide resources and opportunities for artists and the local community.
In addition to its year-round programming, Lights Out now organizes the Norway Maine Arts Festival, a long-standing celebration of Maine’s artists, makers, and musicians. to learn more about the festival go to maineartsfestival.org
Maine Clay Collaborative
Maine Clay is a community of potters and ceramic artists working together to learn and cultivate creativity through clay.
With a focus on teaching, Maine Clay goes beyond the limits of the traditional hobby studio by providing learning opportunities through a robust workshop series and access to equipment and training that will enable enable creative expression and technical aptitude.
Maine Pottery Tour
Every year on the first weekend in May, pottery and ceramics studios in Maine open their doors to the public. The inspiration behind this event is to help potters find their audience, build community among potters, educate the public, and celebrate ceramic arts in our state. The Maine Pottery Tour is a self-guided driving tour, our website has downloadable and interactive maps, and with the help of our new Plan My Tour app, people can plan their own Pottery Tour road trip.
Maine Studio Works
Maine Studio Works is a nearly 8,000 square foot turnkey photo/video production studio and private event rental venue in the heart of the East Bayside neighborhood of Portland, Maine.
Never Stop Building
A destination for Japanese woodworking and craft in the northeast, Never Stop Building hosts the annual Maine Japanese Woodworking Festival as well as offers immersive training and timber framing workshops to expose students to a slice of the Japanese apprenticeship experience. Contribute to the construction of real buildings, with timeless techniques, and teamwork forged through the collective act of building.
Workshops are available for absolute beginners all the way to professionals seeking continuing education. Discover Japanese tools, learn sharpening, or master elusive layout techniques, the path has no end. We also offer design-build services covering the broad range of Japanese carpentry including furniture, timber framing, doors, gates and more.
Past + Future Craft Exchange
Offering sustainable, affordable textile crafting supplies + classes in an organized and welcoming environment.
Portland Pottery
Portland Pottery is a full-service pottery supply shop (with locations in Portland, Maine and Braintree, Mass) and community ceramics studio (with two locations in Portland, Maine). We offer classes, private lessons, parties, workshops, and more to people of all ages and stages! We love making ceramics and are here to support and inspire your practice with clay 🙂
Schoodic Arts for All
The mission of Schoodic Arts for All is to bring artists and community members together to provide year-round cultural events and activities that hold value for our community.
Southern Maine Clay Guild
We are a group of potters, ceramicists, and people who love working with clay as an art form, professionally and as a hobby.
Tear Cap Workshops
The Turtle Gallery
The Turtle Gallery resides in an 1876 two-story barn and outdoor sculpture garden located at 61 N. Deer Isle Road on Route 15, just north of the Deer Isle village center. We are open seasonally, Thursday through Sunday 11am-5pm, June-September.
Since 1982, we have been committed to featuring Fine Art and Contemporary Craft from the Down East region and beyond. We donate yearly to Project Launch with the goal of supporting high school students who are interested in art related fields.